Combination tool device

Abstract

A combination tool device having a double ended socket wrench, a handle with a screwdriver tip, and a file disposed in the handle is provided. The file may be removed from the handle and used as a separate tool, or may be first removed and then releasably reconnected so that the other components function as a file handle. The file may also be disposed so that it is stored in the handle and may be extended and releasably fixed in extended position for use.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A combination tool device, comprising a double-ended socket wrench, including an elongate hollow body having an annular wall, open first and second ends, and a longitudinal axis, said annular wall forming a polygonal configuration at and inward of each of said first and second ends, said body including a first aperture penetrating said annular wall between said first and second ends of said body, and said body including a second aperture penetrating said annular wall in coaxial alignment with and in opposed relation to said first aperture across the longitudinal axis of said body;   an elongate handle having a longitudinal axis, an open first end, a closed second end, a hollow interior extending from said open first end through the majority of the length of said handle toward said second end, and an annular wall surrounding said hollow interior, said second end being beveled to form a standard screwdriver blade, and the inner surface of said annular wall being threaded at said first end of said handle, said handle being interconnected at said first end to said body of said socket wrench around said second aperture with the longitudinal axis of said handle in coaxial alignment with said first and second apertures and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said body of said socket wrench; and   a file, including an elongate shaft with first and second ends and an outer cutting surface, and a head, of larger cross-sectional dimension than said shaft, disposed at said first end of said shaft, said head being threaded on the outer surface thereof and being configured and dimensioned such that said head may be threaded into the threaded first end of said handle, with the length of said shaft being approximately equal to the length of the hollow interior of said handle and the cross-sectional dimension of said shaft being less than the cross-sectional dimension of said hollow interior of said handle, said file removably received in the interior of said socket wrench and said handle with said shaft disposed in the hollow interior of said handle with said head disposed in the interior of said body of said socket wrench, such that said file may be removed from said handle and socket wrench and said head may be inserted through said apertures and threaded into said first end of said handle to retain said file in position for use.   
     
     
       2. The combination tool device of claim 1, further comprising an aperture cover releasably interconnected to said body of said socket wrench over said first aperture so as to prevent said file from passing through said first aperture with said aperture cover in place over said first aperture. 
     
     
       3. The combination tool device of claim 1, wherein said body of said socket wrench is of greater cross-sectional dimension at said first end thereof than at said second end thereof. 
     
     
       4. The combination tool device of claim 3, wherein the configuration of said annular wall of said body of said socket wrench at said first and second ends of said body is hexagonal. 
     
     
       5. The combination tool device of claim 2, wherein said aperture cover is a thin plate extending over said first aperture and pivotally interconnected to said body of said socket wrench. 
     
     
       6. The combination tool device of claim 2, wherein said aperture cover is a resilient plug removably received in said first aperture. 
     
     
       7. A combination tool device, comprising a double-ended socket wrench, including an elongate hollow body having an annular wall, open first and second ends, and a longitudinal axis, said annular wall forming a hexagonal configuration at and inward of each of said first and second ends, said body including a first aperture penetrating said annular wall between said first and second ends of said body, and said body including a second aperture penetrating said annular wall in coaxial alignment with and in opposed relation to said first aperture across the longitudinal axis of said body;   an elongate handle having a longitudinal axis, an open first end, a closed second end, a hollow interior extending from said open first end through the majority of the length of said handle toward said second end, and an annular wall surrounding said hollow interior, said second end being beveled to form a standard screwdriver blade, the inner surface of said annular wall at said first end of said handle including screw threads extending from said surface into the interior of said handle, said handle being interconnected at said first end to said body of said socket wrench around said second aperture with the longitudinal axis of said handle in coaxial alignment with said first and second apertures and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said body of said socket wrench; and   a file, including an elongate shaft with first and second ends and an outer cutting surface, and a head, of larger cross-sectional dimension than said shaft, disposed at said first end of said shaft, said head being threaded on the outer surface thereof and being configured and dimensioned such that said head may be threaded through said screw threads at said first end of said handle, with the length of said shaft being approximately equal to the length of the hollow interior of said handle and the cross-sectional dimension of said shaft being less than the cross-sectional dimension of said hollow interior of said handle, said file slidably received in the interior of said socket wrench and said handle with said head disposed in the hollow interior of said handle nearest said second end thereof with said shaft extending through the hollow interior of said handle and into the interior of said body of said socket wrench such that said file may be slid through said first aperture and outwardly from said socket wrench and said head may be threaded into said threads at said first end of said handle to retain said file.   
     
     
       8. The combination tool device of claim 7, further comprising an aperture cover releasably interconnected to said body of said socket wrench over said first aperture so as to prevent said file from passing through said first aperture with said aperture cover in place over said first aperture. 
     
     
       9. The combination tool device of claim 8, wherein said aperture cover is a thin plate extending over said first aperture and pivotally interconnected to said body of said socket wrench. 
     
     
       10. The combination tool device of claim 8, wherein said aperture cover is a resilient plug removably received in said first aperture. 
     
     
       11. The combination tool device of claim 7, wherein said body of said socket wrench is of greater cross-sectional dimension at said first end thereof than at said second end thereof. 
     
     
       12. A combination tool device, comprising a double-ended socket wrench, including an elongate hollow body having an annular wall, open first and second ends, and a longitudinal axis, said annular wall forming a hexagonal configuration at and inward of each of said first and second ends, said body including a first aperture penetrating said annular wall between said first and second ends of said body, a second aperture penetrating said annular wall in coaxial alignment with and in opposed relation to said first aperture across the longitudinal axis of said body, and an aperture cover removably covering said first aperture;   an elongate handle having a longitudinal axis, an open first end, a closed second end, a hollow interior extending from said open first end through the majority of the length of said handle toward said second end, and an annular wall surrounding said hollow interior, said second end being beveled to form a standard screwdriver blade, said handle including first retaining means at said first end of said handle for releasably retaining the head of a file, said handle being interconnected at said first end to said body of said socket wrench around said second aperture with the longitudinal axis of said handle in coaxial alignment with said first and second apertures and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said body of said socket wrench; and   a file, including an elongate shaft with first and second ends and an outer cutting surface, and a head, of larger cross-sectional dimension than said shaft, disposed at said first end of said shaft, said head including second retaining means to releasably mate with said first retaining means of said handle, with the length of said shaft being approximately equal to the length of the hollow interior of said handle and the cross-sectional dimension of said shaft being less than the cross-sectional dimension of said hollow interior of said handle, said file slidably received in the interior of said socket wrench and said handle with said head disposed in the hollow interior of said handle nearest said second end thereof with said shaft extending through the hollow interior of said handle and into the interior of said body of said socket wrench such that said file may be slid through said first aperture and outwardly from said socket wrench and said second retaining means of said head mated with said first retaining means of said handle to releasably retain said file with the majority of the length of said shaft extending outwardly from said socket wrench.   
     
     
       13. The combination tool device of claim 12, wherein said first retaining means of said handle comprises screw threads extending from the inner surface of said annular wall and wherein said second retaining means comprises screw threads formed on said head of said file. 
     
     
       14. The combination tool device of claim 12, wherein said aperture cover is a thin plate extending over said first aperture and pivotally interconnected to said body of said socket wrench. 
     
     
       15. The combination tool device of claim 12, wherein said aperture cover is a resilient plug removably received in said first aperture. 
     
     
       16. The combination tool device of claim 12, wherein said body of said socket wrench is of greater cross-sectional dimension at said first end thereof than at said second end thereof. 
     
     
       17. The combination tool device of claim 12, wherein said handle is removably interconnected to said socket wrench. 
     
     
       18. The combination tool device of claim 12, wherein said handle is laterally divided between said first and second ends through said hollow interior thereof to form first and second portions, and wherein said first and second portions are releasably interconnected. 
     
     
       19. The combination tool device of claim 18, wherein said first and second portions are interconnected by mating screw threads.